Education
Upward Bound receives $1 million grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Upward Bound Math & Science Program at UTB-TSC nearly $1 million over four years to serve students at Lopez and Rivera high schools in Brownsville. Upward Bound is a four-year college preparatory program...
Thinking family first
In his nomination letter for Jenika Gonzales, her teacher wrote, "If we were to sit and talk about dedication and a zeal for learning, the bulk of our conversation would begin with this young lady." Jaime Barrera, a government teacher at Livingway Christian...
A balancing act
Clemente Valdez loved growing up on South Padre Island. But the world beckons. "There's more out there," he said, "and I just want to see what that is." Valdez, the sixth-ranked senior at Port Isabel High School, was the school's starting free safety...
Counting his blessings
New to the school, Wesley Aaron Roberts leaves his senior year at First Baptist School with a stream of accomplishments as var-ied as the life he's lived. And though he earned it with his 3.92 GPA, ranking first in a class of 18, he will not be named...
The sky's the limit
Jessica Aracely Gutierrez was 5 years old when her parents bought her older sister Nelly a computer. "It was a Windows 95 Hewlett Packard. I was intrigued by it," said Gutierrez, 18. It wasn't the keys on the computer that interested her. "I like knowing...
‘Mr. Los Fresnos' on the move
The next few years are going to be busy for Nicholas Navarro. He wants to explore the world of international business. He wants to go to medical school. He wants to continue his work with animal protection agencies. And judging by Navarro's record,...
Standing in the spotlight
When she entered Port Isabel High School, Isabella Nuñez did not expect that she would one day be the school's student body president. She was shy. She was happy to remain out of the spotlight - even when the spotlight was well deserved. "I realized...
A future in focus
A senior in high school, Stephanie Rico has already been accepted to medical school at Baylor University. It's an achievement few of her peers can match, but thanks to a partnership between the University of Texas-Pan American and Baylor, Rico is well...
Artist to architect
When Steven Garza was about 7 years old, he could visualize designs and lines in his mind as he watched his father, a carpenter, do his work. "It fascinated me," Garza said. "It's like creating art." Inspired by the craft, Garza plans to major in architecture...
Embracing a ‘whole new world'
Since she received her letters of acceptance at the beginning of April, Maria Julia Gutierrez has had the chance to make a decision that few people ever get to make: choosing between Princeton University, Harvard University, Notre Dame University, and...
A vote for change
Voting is the key to improving our community, according to Ariel Allyn Hughes, a graduating senior with plans to change the world - starting at home. "Many people find time to complain about leaders in our community and in our country, yet these same...
Big dreams, big heart
Even before she entered high school, Alyssa Annette Arriola already knew what one of her life goals was: to have a career that would allow her to earn enough money to care for her parents. "My parents have sacrificed a lot for me," Arriola said. She...
Monsees wants to save the world
Julie Monsees is on a mission: to save the world. The 18-year-old Lopez High School senior is ranked 12th in her class and will attend Texas A&M University in College Station in the fall to major in environmental science. "I want to save the world,...
Gonzalez aims to make a difference
Rubi Gonzalez is a small town girl with big dreams and aspires to one-day sit on the board of the Texas Education Agency. "My dream is to make a difference," she said. "I want to be able to help those less fortunate. I may not have a lot, but there are...
Ruiz aspires to career as FBI agent
Sonia Ruiz pays attention to the little things. As an aspiring private investigator and would-be FBI agent, she knows it's the tiny details that crack cases. Ruiz has paid attention to details large and small during her high school career, and will graduate...
From the court to the classroom
Jose L. Cano Jr. credits his coaches with motivating him to do his best work - on the basketball court and in the classroom. Cano, a senior at Pace High School, will graduate 11th in his class of 496 with a 3.90 weighted GPA. He has been a member of...
Acosta looks to give as an educator
For years, Samantha Acosta was certain about one of her major goals in life: to be an elementary school teacher. She's been thinking about a career in educaiton "since I was in the 10th grade," she said. Acosta, of Valley Christian High School, was...
Ibarra intends to use his compassion to help others
Growing up, Juan Carlos Ibarra's grandfather was always there to support him. At sporting events, at award ceremonies, his grandfather was perpetually standing nearby, smiling in quiet approval of his grandson. "One day he invited the whole...
Lewis embarks on new journey
While most of Barnabas Lewis' friends will attend college after graduating in May, he will embark on a journey that will take him to the International House of Prayer in Kansas on a six-month internship. Eighteen-year-old Lewis, a senior at Valley Christian...
Self-discipline, concentration carry Hernandez to OSU
Megan Hernandez was only 5 years old when she learned some important life lessons. She started taking piano lessons at that age and discovered the importance of self-discipline and concentration, which would carry her through her high school years. "School...
A career in compassion
By the time Sylvia Ann Moreno has finished her studies, she plans to "come back down to Brownsville" to work in child protective services and help prevent domestic violence. But first, she's off to The University of Texas at Austin to pursue a bachelor's...
Hinojosa-Smith to keynote Academic AllStar banquet
Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, one of the most important Hispanic novelists in the United States, will be the keynote speaker for this year's Academic AllStar banquet. Each year, The Brownsville Herald selects two graduating seniors from each of 11 area high...
Library Hangout
Going to the library has taken on a whole new meaning at Lopez High School, where the Lobo Café welcomes students for coffee and conversation before, during and after school, and lunch hour is one of the busiest times of the day. "The...
Rebelde performs for SJA crowd
Mexican pop group Rebelde performed for St. Joseph Academy students Tuesday . The event was sponsored by Verizon Wireless thorugh an RBD Mobile Fashion Meter contest. St. Joseph students competed and won the contest whose prize was a private concert...
Progreso High preparing students for college
PROGRESO - Thalia Velasquez and Lemuel Alvarez realize an educational advantage when they see one. Both Progreso High School sophomores are enrolled in the new Early College Program, a system the Progreso Independent School District started in the summer...
Herald sweeps SNPA education competition
Sandy McGehee, The Brownsville Herald's educational services director, won three awards from the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation at the SNPA's Education Literacy Conference on April 3-4. McGehee won first place in the Best Teacher...
Herald sweeps SNPA competition
Sandy McGehee, The Brownsville Herald's educational services director, won three awards from the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation at the SNPA's Education Literacy Conference on April 3-4. McGehee won first place in the Best...
TAKS forum: Don't hold kids back for not passing
One conclusion overshadowed all others at a Valley Interfaith "listening session" on TAKS testing on Monday: Punitive consequences for not passing don't work and should be abolished. While everyone at the meeting agreed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge...
Activities to mark National Farmworker Awareness Week
The Brownsville Herald The College Assistance Migrant Program at UTB-TSC will commemorate National Farmworker Awareness Week with activities today and later in the week CAMP director Arnoldo Perez said he hopes the campus community can...
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